The recent INCAB research on humans was carried out in a 2,200-square-kilometer (849-square-mile) area, the same area where the tapir study was conducted, in the municipalities of Nova Alvorada do ...

Mr Long, who established World Tapir Day in 2008, added: "Being 350kg at the most, tapirs are going to need a big territory to roam around. But even when their habitats aren’t cleared away, ranchers ...

The spokeswoman said the zoo understands the mother and toddler who were injured are recovering well. Attacks on humans by tapirs are not unknown. Although shy, when scared they can defend themselves.

Among the biomes studied, the Pantanal wetland is currently the most stable for tapirs. In the Cerrado grasslands and the Atlantic Forest, human impact has made the species vulnerable.

A boy who witnessed an attack on his toddler sister by a Brazilian tapir at Dublin Zoo, and saw his parents injured while attempting to save the girl, has been awarded €25,000 in the Circuit ...

Both of the parents, who were paired as a part of a program that helps ensure the survivability of Malayan tapirs in human care, weigh a good deal more than the 20-pound calf.

The Brazilian tapir is about the size of a donkey, with legs a bit too short for its body. An extra thick neck helps it survive jaguar attacks. Like pigs, tapirs have few hairs and their long ...

As the Tapir Specialist Group notes, “Because of their enormous size and large range, the tapir is one of the first species in its habitat to be adversely affected by human disturbance.” ...

A baby tapir has become the latest addition to Edinburgh Zoo’s growing collection of rare animals after it was born just hours before the end of 2014. The male Malayan tapir named Mekong, after ...